Installation view Zimoun: 510 Prepared DC-Motors, 2142 m Rope, Wooden Sticks 20 cm, 2019. Photo: John Varghese.

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The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

The NYUAD Art Gallery is the Gulf’s first university gallery with a programme of scholarly and experimental exhibitions. Its main space presents works by internationally established artists, curators, and scholars, while the Project Space in The Arts Center serves as a laboratory for the university community and emerging talent. The gallery also oversees the campus art collection and special projects, including the annual Christo and Jeanne-Claude Award in partnership with ADMAF. Through exhibitions, public programmes, and publications, the gallery connects NYU Abu Dhabi with the local and international arts community and supports innovative curatorial practice in the Gulf.

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OPENING TIMES:
Tue – Sun 12pm – 8pm

T: +971 2 628 8000
M: nyuad.artgallery@nyu.edu
W: The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

ADDRESS
Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi

ESTABLISHED
2014
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Past Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian: Parthenogenesis

This first institutional solo exhibition in the UAE is a testament to the trio's 13 years in Dubai as artists living and working together, creating a landscape and tapestry of continuously evolving ideas and dialogues with collaborators, artists, and visitors to their home.

01 Mar 2022 - 12 Jun 2022
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Dubai, Sharjah

Exhibitions

Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish and Indian Highlights from NYU’s Abby Weed Grey Collection

NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery reopens with the exhibition Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish, and Indian Highlights...

15 Nov 2021 - 05 Feb 2022
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Exhibitions

not in, of, along, or relating to a line

A virtual show exploring artistic expressions through technology in a Covid-19 world

20 Jan 2021 - 10 Jul 2021
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Dubai, Sharjah

Exhibitions

Amar Kanwar: The Sovereign Forest

An exhibition in collaboration with Sudhir Pattnaik/Samadrusti and Sherna Dastur

22 Jan 2020 - 30 May 2020
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Dubai, Sharjah

Exhibitions

Intimaa: Belonging

A group exhibition curated by Emirati arts researcher Nasser Abdullah, featuring new commissions by UAE-based emerging artists who question their place in an era of globalisation

15 Feb 2020 - 28 Mar 2020
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Dubai, Sharjah

Exhibitions

Zimoun

The first solo exhibition in the Gulf of Swiss artist Zimoun takes place at New York University Abu...

26 Feb 2019 - 01 Jun 2019
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Dubai, Sharjah

Exhibitions

Ways of Seeing

The collective exhibition is curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, founders of the multi-disciplinary...

03 Sep 2018 - 05 Jan 2019
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Dubai, Sharjah

Exhibitions

Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti: Permanent Temporariness

“Permanent Temporariness” is a mid-career retrospective of the renowned, award-winning artist duo...

24 Feb 2018 - 09 Jun 2018
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery

Dubai, Sharjah

Exhibitions

Invisible Threads: Technology and Its Discontents

This exhibition explores the tensions that emerge in our everyday relationships with technology, looking...

22 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
The NYU Abu Dhabi Art Gallery